restoring spring

noun

Machinery.

1. a spring so located that it returns a displaced part to its normal position.

Example Sentences

The shape and material of the restoring spring are, of course, determined to a considerable extent by the length of the lever arm which acts on the spring, and on the space which is available for the spring.

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Be kind ye seas—winds lend your gentlest wing, May in each creek, sweet wells restoring spring!—

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If only they might cut away through the thicket to that restoring spring!

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Be kind, ye seas—winds, lend your gentlest wing, May in each creek sweet wells restoring spring!—

From Project Gutenberg